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UNITED STATES PATENT oFFIoE.

WILLARD D. DOREMUS, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, ASSIGNOR TOHENRY L.

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WORKMANS TIME-RECORDER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLARD D. DoREMUs, a citizen of the United States,residing at Washington, in the District of Columbia, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Workmens Time-Recorders, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to means for recording workmans time, and itrelates particularly to that class of apparatus for the purpose in whicha separate card is provided for each individual to receive marksindicating the times of their arrivals and departures from the place ofemployment thus provid ing a record showing the time spent at work andfurnishing a basis for computing the compensation due at the terminationof a period of time.

The system of card registration in most general use involves extensivetransferring and accurate placing of his card by each employee at eachregistration, and so considerable confusion and loss of time occurs atthe periods in a day when there is a general ar- The instrumentalitiesof this system involve a clockactuated stamp having in conjunctiontherewith a receptacle for the cards to hold the latter while receivingimpressions from the stamp, a rack having compartments for holding thecards during the time the employees are absent from the place ofemployment and a corresponding rack for holding the cards while theemployees are at work. Thus each registration involves the locating of acard, its removal from one of the racks, its accurate placing inposition to receive an impression from the time stamp, the operation ofthe time stamp, and finally the removal of the card from the receptacleadjacent to the time stamp and its placing in the proper compartment ofthe other rack. It is necessary that all the parts of the apparatus beclosely aggrouped and that they be placed in positions to occupy lightwall space, therefore in addition to consuming considerable time inoperation, the system in question involves the occupying of a largeamount of valuable wall space. In practice the. operation involvesanother objectionable feature in that the frequent handling of the cardsoften renders the impressions on them unintelligible and thereforeuseless for the purpose for which they are int ended.

The object which I have in view is to Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 20, 1908.

Patented July 21, 1908.

Serial No. 428,105.

With this object in view my invention consists generally of an apparatusinvolving a carrier adapted to bear a number of record blanks, a timestamp, and means whereby impressions from the time stamp are placed onthe record blank to indicate times of arrival of employees at, and theirdeparture from their place of employment.

The invention consists further in various novel generic and specificfeatures of construction and arrangement of parts substantially ashereinafter described and claimed.

One form in which my device may be made is illustrated in theaccompanying drawings in which;

Figure l is a front view of the apparatus ready for operation; Fig. 2 isa side view partly in section of the principal operative parts of thedevice; Fig. 3 is a view of the inner face of the door to which thecarrier is attached, showing one record blank holder in position; Fig. 4is a detail view showing a record blank holder, the position assumedwhen a record blank is presented to the time stamp being shown by dottedlines; Fig. 5 is a front view, the lower door of the casing being openone record blank holder being shown in position, the casing being brokenaway to show the connection between the clock movement and the timestamp; Fig. 6 is an enlarged view of a portion of the connection betweenthe clock movement and the register particularly showing the stop forregulating the position of the record blank while receiving animpression from the time stamp; Fig. 7 is a side view of the time stamp;Fig. 8 is a front view of the time stamp; Fig. 9 is a rear view of thetime stamp; Fig. 10 is a side view of the time stam with the casingbroken away; Fig. 11 is a si e view of time stamp showing means forautomatically shifting the printing ribbon; Fig. 12 is a detail viewofthe locking disk of the time stamp; Fig. 13 is a detail view of the diskby which movement of the printing disk indicating tenths of hours iscommunicated to the other parts of the stamp; Fig. 14 is an illustrationof one of the record blanks after having impressions from the time stampmade thereon; and, Fig. 15 is a detail view of hammer shaft and stop.

for governing the position of the record blanks when receivingimpressions. The two groups are mounted in operative relation to eachother in a casing such for instance, as that shown in Fig. 1 of thedrawing.

The casing 1 has in its upper end a clock dial before which are placedthe hands of the clock movement by which the time stamp etc., areoperated, and in the lower part of the casing is the mechanism by whichthe record blanks are carried and manipulated. It being desirable thatno access be allowed to the interior of the device by unauthorizedpersons the front of the casing is preferably closed by two doors, 2 and3, independent of each other and each provided with a lock.

The record blanks upon which marks indieating the times of arrival anddeparture of operatives are to be impressed may be of paper, card boardor the like, and may be of any desired shape though they are hereinshown as circular, this form being best adapted for use in connectionwith the means shown in the present instance for retaining andmanipulating them. The blanks are arranged upon a carrier to which theyare attached in any suitable way which will allow them to be moved topresent them individually to a time stamp to receive an impression. Thecarrier shown consists of a series of radial i arms 4, attached to arevoluble shaft 5, which carry a record blank upon which the employedtime of an individual is to be indicated, and the number of such armscontained in the device is limited only by the number of employees whichcan advantageously register in one machine.

Near the outer end of each arm 4 is a holder for attaching thereto arecord blank. This consists of a plate 6 which is pivotally attached atthe point 7 to the arm to allow its vibrating independently of the arm.Attached to the lower end of each plate 6 in a manner to allow it torotate, is a disk 8 having a toothed periphery, and each disk isdesigned to have attached to it a record blank. The record blanks areprovided with two openings through them, one of the openings 9, being inthe center of the blank and the other 10, a short distance from thefirst.

As a convenient means for attaching the blanks to the disks 8', eachdisk has as shown in Figs. 2 and 4 of the drawing projecting from thecenter thereof a projection 11, having a transverse groove therein, anda second. projection 12, located a short distance from the first haspivotally connected to it an arm 13, having resilient sides which isadapted to enter and be retained. by contact with the sides of thegroove in the projection 11. The projections 11 and 12 correspond insize and location to the openings in the record blanks. To attach a cardto one of the arms, the projection 11 is introduced into the centralopening in a blank and the arm 13 is passed through the opening 10therein. The arm is then moved toward the face of the disk confining thecard and the arm is forced into the slot in the projection 11 where itis held against displacement by ordinary jarring by the friction of itssides against the sides of the slot.

The shaft 5 as shown particularly in Fig. 2 projects through the door 3and rigidly attached to the shaft at its outer end is a circular plate15, which is provided near its outer edge with a series of openings 16,corresponding in number and location with the arms 4. Projecting intoeach of the openings is a plunger 17 which is normally retained in theposition shown in Fig. 2 by a spring 18. Each plunger has on its outerend a number, the numbers being preferably from one upward and beingpreferably consecutively arranged, and the blank carried by the arm 4,corresponding to each plui'iger preferably has a corresponding number.

Extending through the door 3, is an opening 19, in line with the path ofmovement of the series of plungers 17, and which is of a size to permita plunger brought opposite to be passed through it to bring its innerend into contact with one end. 20 of a bell-crank lever 21. Thisbell-crank lever is mounted on a bracket 22, attached to the inner faceof the door.

On each plate 6 is a projection 23 as shown in Fig. 4, which when thearm carrying the plate is brought opposite the opening 19, is in closeproximity to the end 20 of the bellcrank lever so that by forcing aplunger inward the end 20 of the lever is moved inward, brought intocontact with the projection and the plate to which the projection isattached or of which it forms a part is moved. inward. This movementbrings the record blank carried by the arm into position to receive animpression from the time stamp by the means to be described hereinafter.

The upper face of each plunger has therein an indentation 24, and thearm 20 of the bell-crank lever 21 has above the point where the end ofthe plunger impinges against it a lip 25. As the arm 20 is moved. inwardand swings on its pivot, the lip enters the indentation. As a result,when the plunger is released l'rom pressure and is moved outward to itsnormal position by the action of the spring 18, the plunger and arm,being engaged as described, will move positively togethcr thus insuringthe return of the parts to their normal positions. A coil spring 26, isprovided for each plate and is attached at one end to a plate and at theother end to an arm 4, as shown in Fig. 3, and coacts with the springs18, to return a holder to place after being released from pressure ofthe bell-crank lever actuated by a plunger. The springs 26, also serveto retain the holders in position during the movement of the carrier inpresenting selected record blanks to be acted upon to bring themadjacent to the time stamp.

In order that in the operation of the device the plunger may becompelled to move the entire distance allowed it at each operation, andin this way the performance of its function by each of the moving .partsbe as.

sured, a pivoted check 27, is arranged on the bracket 22, and has itslower pointed end in position to enter openings in the upper face of thebell-crank lever. These openings are above the point at which thebell-crank lever is pivoted and are three in number. The central opening28 is angular in cross section while the outer openings 29 are curvedand are slightly deeper than the center one. The check is maintainednormally in a perpen dicular position by a leaf spring 30, bearing onits upper flat face. The check in its normal position has its lower endprojecting into the outer circular opening. When a plunger is broughtinto contact with and moves the bell-crank lever, the lower end of thecheck rides up over the edge of the outer opening thus being given aninclined position and the face of the lever moves in contact with thecheck. When the center opening is reached, the check enters it and beinginclined and prevented from swinging renders return movement of thelever from this point impossible. A continuation of the movement of thelever will bring the check above the curved inner opening which is of adepth to allow the check to be swung by the action of the spring 30to'assume a vertical position. After the return movement is begun itmust be completed before the check will permit a repetition of theinward movement as it will enter the central shallow opening as before.

The record blanks carried by the disks 8, are moved to present a newsurface to the time stamp at each inward movement of the blank. Toaccomplish this a pawl 31 is pivotally mounted on each plate 6 and itslower end is brought into contact with the teeth on the disk carried bythe plate. As the arm is moved inward the disk is moved forward adistance corresponding to the space between two adjacent teeth. Themovement of the pawl to accomplish this is effected by the pin 82,extending from the face of the arm and entering a notch 33 in the upperend of the pawl.

A spring 34 attached to the face of the finger bears on the teeth of theratchet and prevents turning of the disk from the position to which itmay be moved in any way except by the operation of the described meansfor the purpose.

Projecting from the inner face of the disk 8, is a stud 8 and on theadjacent face of the plate 6 is a groove 8 in which is a stop 8. When arecord blank is placed on its holder ready for the first impression, thedisk is so placed that the stud abuts against that face of the stopwhich is toward the interior of the machine. l/Vhen a number ofimpressions have been made on the blank to nearly surround the edgethereof and consequently the blank has nearly completed a revolution,the stud contacts with the outer face of the stop, checking movement ofthe disk, and thus prevents possibility of superimposing an impressionon one already made.

When the mechanism described for holding and manipulating the recordblank is in operative osition as shown in Fig. 2, it is in such re ationto a time stamp 35 that when a blank has been moved inward by thedescribed movement of the holder carrying it to the full distanceallowed as shown by the dotted lines in Fig.2, the blank will belocatedbetween a hammer 36 and the printing faces of the disks of thetime stamp. As will appear from the description of the time stamp andits appurtenances hereinafter described, the exposed faces of theprinting disks of the time stamp are covered by an ink ribbon. Thehammer 36 is composed of a strip of spring metal 37, having attachedthereto a plate 38, somewhat larger than the entire surfaces of thedisks of the stamp from which an impression is to be made. The strip 37,is attached at its upper end to a shaft 39, mounted in the frame of thedevice and to it is connected one end of a coil spring 40, the other endof which is attached to the frame. Extending from the front end of theshaft 39 is an arm 41, which is located in line with the path ofmovement of the hook-shaped end 43 of a lever 42 which is pivotallyconnected to the inner end of the bell-crank lever 21. The vibration ofthe lever 42 is limited by stops 44 and 45 which are formed with orattached to the lever 42, and one of which. abuts against the inner endof the bell-crank lever as the limit of movement of the lever in eitherdirection is reached. A spring 46 connected at one end to the bell-cranklever and at the other end to the lever 42 maintains the hook-shaped endof the lever 42 normally in place to engage the arm 41. Projecting fromthe inner end of the shaft 39 is a finger 47 which abuts against a stop48 on the frame of the machine, to limit the oscillation of the shaft.

In the operation of the bell-crank lever to move inward a holder of oneof the arms carrying a record blank, the end 43 of the lever 42 engagesthe arm ll and .moves the same upward, winding the spring 40. Thedistance which the bell-crank lever moves and consequently the positionof the record blank in relation to the time stamp is determined by thecontact of the shoulder 49 of the lever 42 with a toothed wheel 50 whichas will be described hereinafter is governed by the clock movement. whenthe shoulder engages the wheel the lever is moved on its pivot adistance to free the lower end from the arm 41 allowing the spring torotate the shaft of the hammer. As the rotation of the shaft is suddenlychecked by the contact of the finger 47 with the stop 48 the elasticityof the strip 37 allows the plate 38 to move toward the stamp to impart asudden blow to the card at a point opposite the faces of the printingdisks of the time stamp. In its normal position the hammer extends infront of the printing disks at a distance therefrom. to allow the readyintroduction of a record blank between the hammer and the disks.

Vl hile any suitable clock actuated stamp may be employed in connectionwith the mechanism described, I prefer to use one which is soconstructed and which is so connected with the clock mechanism foroperating it that the characters on the printing disks presentedopposite the hammer will always correspond to and indicate the same timeas the hands connected in the usual way with the clock mechanism. Thenovel form of connection employed by me is important in that the clockand consequently the time stamp may be set when necessary, eitherforward or backward to indicate the correct .time by manipulating thehands of the clock,

it being unnecessary to expose or handle any of the stamp mechanism orthe connection between the clock mechanism and the stamp for thepurpose.

The time stamp is connected to the clock mechanism by a gearing or otherconnection which is constantly in mesh in order that the desired resultabove referred to may be accomplished. In the means herein shown inFigs. 5 and 6 for the purpose, there is fixed to the arbor of the minutehand a gear 51, which has formed with it a pinion 52, with which meshesthe teeth on the edgeof a gear 53. The gear 53, \Vl'llCll drives thehour hand of the clock in the usual way, has on its outer face near theedge thereof, beveled teeth which are engaged by the correspondinglyshaped teeth of the pinion on the rod 54. At the other end of the rod54' is a beveled gear 56, which meshes with the beveled teeth on thefaceof a gear 57. The gear 57 is provided on its edge with teeth which inturn mesh with those on the edge of a gear 58. The gear 58 meshes with agear 59, fixed to the main driving shaft of the register, and

the relation of the parts is such that the gear 59 makes one revolutionin two hours. The shaft 60 Figs. 7 and 10 extends through a side plate6]. of the casing of the stamp and fixed to the inner face of the plateconcentric with the shaft a circular ratchet 62. Loosely mounted on theshaft 60, is a gear 63, to the side of which is pivoted a pawl 641-,normally retained in contact with the teeth of the ratchet by a spring65. A coil spring 66 is attached at one end to the shaft 60, and at theother end to the gear 63. The arrangement of the spring is such that itis moved to give it tension tending to rotate the gear 62:3 on theshaft, such rotation being prevented so long as the pawl 64 engages theratchet 62.

Fixed to that shaft 60, is a disk 67, from the side of which projects apin 68, which projects through a slot 69, in the gear 63. The slot is solocated in reference to the pawl 64 that the end of the pin' 68 islocated beneath the pawl. As the shaft is rotated, tension is given thespring 66 and the disk carrying the pin moves with the shaft. hen thepin 68 engages the pawl the latter is moved from engagement with thatteeth of the ratchet with which it is in engagement. This allows thegear 63 to be given a partial rotation on the shaft 60. The distance ofthis rotation is limited by the engagement of the pawl with the tooth ofthe ratchet next in. advance of that from which it was released as thespring acts to move the pawl into contact with the ratchet at once whenthe pawl is moved free from the pin 68 by the action of the coil spring66. There being twenty teeth on the ratchet, it will be clear that, asthe disk 67 makes one complete revolution in a period of two hours thegear 63 will in that period receive twenty forward impulses, there beingan interval of six minutes or one tenth of an hour.

The printing disks of the time stamp are three in number, the disk 70bearing on its face numerals from 1 to 0 consemltively arranged, andindicating tenths of hours, the disk 71, having numerals from 1 to 12,indicating hours, and the disk 72 bearing on its face fourteen sets ofcharacters indicating the days of the week arranged in proper sequence,seven having adjacent to each of them the letters A. l\l., and. theremaining seven having adjacent to them the letters P. M. These disksare all loosely mounted on a shaft 3 mounted adjacent to the shaft 60.Attached to the disk 70 is a gear 74, the diameter of which is one halfthat of the gear 63, and with which it meshes, thus causing the disk 70to rotate twice at each revolution of the gear 63 and to present a newnumeral at the point of printing at each impulse given the gear 74. Thedisk 71 is rotated a p the disk 82 in either direction will, duringdistance corresponding to the space between the numerals on itsperiphery on the completion of each revolution of the disk 70, in orderto present a new character to indicate the hour in line with thecharacter on the disk 70, indicating'tenths of hours. To accomplish thisthere is fixed to a shaft 7 5, adjacent to the disks, a gear 76, whichis of the same diameter and which meshes with a gear 77, fixed to thedisk 71, the shaft being given a one twelfth revolution at each impulseof the disk 70 To transmit movement from the disk 70 to the shaft 75,there is fast with the disk a projection 78, and there is secured to theshaft 75 a disk 79 having in the periphery thereof twelve notches 80.The disk 79 is so arranged in respect of the projection that as thelatter approaches the disk it will enter one of the notches 80 and will,as the disk 70 rotates, impart to the disk 79 and through it to theshaft 75 and the gears 76 and 77 and disk 71 one twelfth of arevolution. After each partial revolution of the disk 79 and the partsmoving thereto they are locked against further rotation until theprojection makes another revolution and enters a notch 80 succeedingthat formerly entered and moves the disk forward a step. This lpcking iseffected by a disk 81 attached fast with the printing disk 70 and a disk82 fast with the shaft 7 5. The periphery of the disks are opposite toand located a short distance apart. In the edge of the disk 81, oppositethe projection 78, is an indentation 83, and projecting from the edge ofthe disk 82 are a series of pins 84 each arranged opposite one of thenotches 80 in the periphery of the disk 79. The pins 84 are so placedand are of such a length that the outer ends of two of them are normallyin contact with the face of the disk 81, and so a movement of nearly theentire revolution of the disk 81, be instantly checked by a binding ofone or the other of the pins against the periphery with which it is incontact. When, however, the projection 78 reaches a position to enterone of the notches 80 in the disk 79, the pin 84 of the disk 79,opposite the notch engaged will enter the indentation 83 of the disk 81,thus allowing the disk 79 and the parts carried by its movement to begiven a partial revolution. After each partial revolution two of thepins 84 will be left in position to lock the disk 79 as before.

8 The printing disk 72, has fixed to its outer face a circular plate 85,having in its outer edge fourteen openings, and fixed to the shaft 75 isa projection 86. The projection is of such a length that at eachrevolution of the shaf 75, the projection enters one of the openings andimparts to the printing disk 72 one fourteenth of a revolution. Thelocking cept when the projection 86 enters one of the openings in theplate 85, is effected by means of the disks 87 and 88 which are formedlike and operate in the same way as the disks 81 and 82 alreadydescribed.

An ink ribbon 89 is interposed between the printing faces of the disksof the time stamp and the hammer. This ribbon is carried on two spools90 and 91 fast to shafts 92 and 93 suitably mounted on opposite sides ofthe exposed faces of the printing disks. New sur faces of ribbon areconstantly presented to the printing disks by winding the ribbon fromone spool to the other. When one spool becomes nearly full and the othernearly exhausted, the means by which retation has previously been givento wind the ribbon upon the full spool is shifted to wind it upon theother. Fixed to each shaft 92 and 93, is a ratchet wheel 94, and theends of a double pawl 95 are arranged to be brought into engagement withthe respective ratchet wheels. The pawl is pivoted to a bell-crank lever96 and the lever is in turn pivoted to a plate 97, which is movablyattached to the frame by which the parts are held in place. The plate 97has a pointed extension 98, and bearing on this extension is an angularblock 99, maintained in contact with the extension by a spring 100.Projecting from the face of the extension 98 are pins 101, 101, betweenwhich extends a projection from the pawl 95. The plate 97 has projectingfrom each side thereof an arm 102, and at the end of'each arm is aroller 103, the rollers being arranged in proximity to the respectivespools upon which the ribbon is wound. At all times one or the other endof the pawl is in contact with one of the ratchet wheels of the spools.

Motion is given the bell-crank lever 96 at each operation of the hammerthrough the projection 104 from the hammer shaft which enters a socket105 in the end of the lever. When one of the spools has sufficientribbon wound upon it to press upon the roller adjacent to it, the plate97 will be rocked on its .pivot and the angular block will ride up theside of the pointed projection 98. When the points of these parts pass,the spring will force the block down the side of the extension oppositeto that on which it had previ ously borne and as a result the plate isshifted on its pivot. As the plate shifts, one of the pins 101 isbrought close to the extension from the pawl. The next impulse given theplate 97 brings the pin against the extension of the pawl, removing theend thereof previously in contact with a ratchet Wheel from the latterand bringing the other end into play. A spring 106 bears on one end ofthe pawl and serves to hold it in proper position as it reciprocates andprevents its displacement except by the shifting means described.

The wheel by which the lever 42 is of the printing disk 72 againstrotation ex- 1 tripped to operate the hammer and by which ated by thiscontact.

the movement of the bell-crank lever and consequently that of the recordblank holder in moving the blank into position to receive an impressionfrom the stamp is limited, has on its edge a series of teeth 107. Thespaces between the teeth are sufficiently wide to permit the entranceinto them of the shoul der of the lever 412, and the width of the teethcorresponds to that of the space between them. The wheel 50 is so setthat in the operation of the device when it takes place at the usualtime of arriving and departing the lever will abut against one of theteeth 107 and the printing hammer will be oper- The record blank holderand the stamp are so arranged in relation to each other that when thehammer is tripped by contact with a tooth of the wheel 50 and the inwardmovement of the blank holder is checked. thereby, the edge of the recordblank is presented to the printing face of the time stamp. Immediatelyafter the .usual times for arriving and departing the wheel is given apartial rotation to allow the lever to enter one of the spaces betweenthe teeth and thus to allow the record blank to be moved farther acrossthe face of the time stamp before the hammer is operated. The wheel 50may be operated in any suitable way but is preferably movedautomatically at predetermined times by the action of the clockmechanism by which the time stamp is moved. One form of communicatingthis movement to the wheel consists of the gear 108 having in its face aseries of openings 109, for receiving pins 110, which contact with alever 111 for rotating the wheel. The gear 108 is driven by a pinion 112attached to the gear 57 and the relative sizes of the gear and pinion issuch that the gear 108 is given a complete revolution once intwenty-four hours. The lever 11.1 is pivoted at a point to have one endin the path of movement of the pins 110 and the other end has pivotedthereon a locking pawl 1 13, which engages the teeth of a ratchet 114fast with the wheel 50.

A coil spring 115 is attached to the lever 111 and at its other end isattached to a stationary part of the frame of the machine. As the gearrotates in the direction indicated by the arrow in Fig. 6, the pins aresucces sively brought into contact with the end 116 of the lever and thelever will be gradually depressed and when the time for rotating thewheel 50 arrives will be abruptly freed from the pin. As the lever isdepressed the locking pawl 113 is withdrawn from contact with theratchet 11 1 and brought opposite the next succeeding tooth of saidratchet. As the lever is freed from the pin the spring 115 returns thelever to its normal position and through the pawl 113 moves the wheel 50one step to change from a notch to a tooth or vice versa for receivingthe lever 12 in the operation of presenting the next record blank to thestamp. After each movement is given the wheel the locking end 117 of thepawl bears against one of the teeth of the ratchet and prevents forwardmovement thereof. Backward movement of the wheel 50 is prevented by thecontact of the dog 118 with the teeth of the pawl.

In order that the proper relation of the parts may be maintained underall conditions, the wheel 50 is given a movement forward one step aseach pin passes the lever in a direction opposite to that d ascribed asin moving the clock mechanism backward to in dicate the correct time andto set the disks of the time stamp accordingly. \Vhen a movement thereverse of that imparted by the clock mechanism is given the parts andone of the pins approaches the lever it will bear upon the face 110 ofthe pivoted end 120 of the lever and will force this end inward againstthe spring 121 until the side of the pivoted end bears against the endof the lever. A continuation of the IIIOVGHIQJlt of the pin will causeit to move over the inclined face of the pivoted end thus presented,depressing the lever and removing the pawl from contact with the ratchet114. W hen the lever is released from the pin the spring will operate asbefore described to move the wheel 50 forward one step.

The openings in the gear 108 are so located that pins placed. in themwill operate the wheel 50 at the usual times of arriving and departingof employees. For instance, if work begins at seven thirty a. m., ceasesat 12 and begins at 12:30, the wheel 50 is in position to cause thelever 12 to infringe upon a teeth of the wheel prior to the time firststated. A short time previous to seven thirty the lever operating thewheel will be moved to free the pawl from the ratchet 11. The lever isreleased. and the wheel moved forward one step presenting an opening forthe entrance of the lever 42 at the time mentioned. Thus allregistrations taking place after seven thirty will be indicated on therecord blanks by impressions from the printing disks located a distanceinside the normal registrations. A pin is so located as to operate theparts at twelve oclock to bring a tooth of the wheel into play, and theparts will remain in this position until twelve thirty when another pinwill operate the wheel to bring an opening over the lever and thus causethe impressions made thereafter to appear inside the registrations madeon time until the stop wheel is again moved.

In the use of the recorder the door carrying the carrier is openedgiving access to the in terior of the device and the holders attached tothe carriers are swinging out exposing the disks attached to the platesof the holders. Each disk is turned to its initial position and to eachis attached a record blank after which the holders are swung back intothe frame.

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On closing the door the parts are placed in operative position. Eachemployee is designated by a number and is provided with a record blankbearing it, the blank being attached to that arm of the carrier in linewith the plunger on the outer face of the door bearing a correspondingnumber. In registering his arrival or departure the employee has only tograsp the end of the plunger bearing his number, bring the plungeropposite the opening in the door, press the plunger inward to the fullextent allowed, and release it. This movement of the plunger through theinstrumentalities hereinbefore described moves the record blank to aposition between the hammer and the printing faces of the disks of thetime stamp, puts the hammer shaft under tension and releases it when thelimit of the inward movement of the plunger is reached. When the hammeris released the plate of the hammer gives a sudden blow to one side ofthe record blank driving the other side against the faces of theprinting disks covered by the printing ribbon and impressing thereon thetime as indicated by the disks. These disks are so placed when the partsof the device are assembled that their faces exposed adjacent to thehammer indicate the same time as that shown by the hands of the clock.This relation is preserved. irrespective of movements of the clockmechanism in either direction by reason of the construction-of the timestamp and of its continuous connection with the clock mechanism. Shouldthe clock mechanism be turned backward this movement is communicated tothe stamp and the printing disks thereof are moved backward to acorresponding eXtent. The impressions from the stamp indicate the timein days, show whether they are made before or after twelve oclock noon,in hours and tenths of hours. Thus from the record the amount due anindividual is readily calculated from an inspection of his record. Anyregistrations made at other than the usual times are rendered prominentby reason of their position on the blank relative to the otherimpressions so that mistakes in arriving at compensation are avoided.

While a specific form of device is herein shown and described it will beunderstood that I do not thereby limit myself to its use alone as thegeneric ideas involved are capable of being carried out by a variety ofdifferent instrumentalities.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. A time recorder comprising a carrier adapted to bear a plurality ofseparate record blanks, a time stamp, and means for presenting theblanks individually to the stamp, substantially as described.

2. A time recorder comprising a carrier adapted to bear a plurality ofseparate record blanks, a time stamp, and means for presenting theblanks individually to the stamp and impressing them thereon,substantially as described.

3. A time recorder comprising a carrier, means movable independently ofthe carrier for attaching a plurality of record blanks thereto, a timestamp, and means for presenting the record blanks to the time stamp,substantially as described.

4. A time recorder comprising a carrier adapted to bear a plurality ofseparate record blanks, a time stamp, means for presenting the blanksindividually to the time stamp, and means for shifting the blanks ateach presentation to expose a new surface thereof to the time stamp,substantially as described.

5. A time recorder comprising a carrier, means movable independently ofthe carrier for attaching a plurality of record blanks thereto, a timestamp, means for presenting the record blanks to the time stamp, andmeans for shifting the blanks at each presentation to expose a newsurface thereof to the time stamp, substantially as described.

6. A time recorder comprising a carrier adapted to bear a plurality ofseparate record blanks, a time stamp, means for presenting the recordblanks individually to the time stamp and impressing the same thereonand means for governing the movements of the blanks in such presentationwhereby the positions of the impressions on the blanks are determined,substantially as described.

7. A time recorder comprising a revoluble carrier adapted to bear aplurality of separate record blanks, a time stamp, and means forpresenting the blanks individually to the stamp, substantially asdescribed.

8. A time recorder comprising a revoluble carrier adapted to bear aplurality of record blanks, means movable independently of the carrierfor attaching a plurality of record blanks to the carrier, a time stamp,and means for moving the attaching means to present the record blanksindividually to the time stamp, substantially as described.

9. A time recorder comprising a carrier, holders movable independentlyof the carrier for attaching a purality of record blanks .to thecarrier, a time stamp, and means for moving the holders to present therecord blanks individually to the time stamp, substantially asdescribed.

10. A time recorder comprising a carrier a plurality of movable holdersfor attaching separate record blanks to the carrier, a time stamp, meansfor moving the holders to present the record blanks to the time stamp,and means for limiting such movement of the holders to determine theposition of the blanks when presented to the timestamp, substantially asdescribed.

1 1. A time recorder comprising a carrier, a plurality ol movableholders connected to the carrier, means movable on the holders forattaching separate record blanks thereto,

5 a time stamp, and means for in'iparting movement to the holders topresent the record blanks to the time stamp, substantially as described.

12. A time recorder comprising a carrier, a plurality of movable holdersconnected. to the carrier, means movable independently of the holdersfor attaching record blanks thereto, a time stamp, means for impartingmovement to the holders to present the record blanks to the time stamp,and means for moving the record blanks indepe-mlently of the holderswhereby a'new surface eX- posed to the stamp at each presentation,substantially as described.

13. A time recorder comprising a carrier having a plurality of holdersfor attaching a plurality of record. blanks thereto, a time stamp, andplungers for moving the holders to present the record blanks to thestamp, 'substantially as described.

l l. A time recorder comprising a carrier having a plurality of holdersfor attaching record blanks thereto, a time stamp, plungers for movingthe holders to present the record blanks to the stamp, and a hammer forimpressing the blanks on the stamp, substantially as described.

15. A time recorder comprising a carrier having a plurality of holdersfor attaching record blanks thereto, a time stamp, plungers for movingthe holders to present the record blanks to the stamp, and means fordetermining the movement of the holders whereby the position ol therecord blanks in respect of the stamp is governed, substantially asdescribed.

16. A time recorder comprising a carrier having a plurality of holdersfor attaching record blanks thereto, a time stamp, plungers for movingthe holders to present the record blanks to the stamp, a hammer l'orimpressing the record blanks on the stamp, and means for determining themovement of the holders whereby the position ol the holders in respectol the stamp is governed, substantially as described.

17. A time recorder comprising a carrier having a plurality of movableholders for attaching separate record blanks thereto, a time stamp, aclock movement for actuating the time stamp, and a stop governed by theclock movement for determining the movements of the holders,substantially as described.

18. A time recorder comprising a carrier having a plurality of movableholders for attaching record blanks thereto, a time stamp, a clockmovement for actuating the time stamp, a stop governing the movements ofthe holders connected with and controlled by the clock movement, andplungers for moving the holders to present the record blanks to thestamp, substantially as described.

19. A time recorder comprising a revoluble carrier, holders forattaching a plurality of record blanks to the carrier, a time stamp, andplungers arranged opposite to and moving with the holders, whereby theholders actuated to present the record blanks to the stamp,substantially as described.

20. A time recorder comprising a revoluble carrier consisting of aseries of arms, holders movable independently ol the arms for attachinga record blank to each arm, a time stamp, and series of plungersarranged in line with the holders whereby the holders are moved topresent the record blanks to the time stamp, substantially as described.

21. A time recorder comprisii'ig a revolnble carrier consisting of aseries ol arms, holders movable independently of the arms for attachinga record blank to each. arm, a time stamp, a hammer arranged adjacent tothe time stamp, and a series of plungers ar ranged in line with theholders whereby the holders are moved to present the record blanks tothe time stamp, substantially as described.

2 A time recorder comprising a revolublo carrier consisting of a seriesof arms, holders movable independently of the arms for attaching arecord blank to each arm, a time stamp, a series of plungers arranged inline With the holders whereby the holders are moved to present therecord blanks to the time stamp, and means for governing the movement ofthe holders, substantially as described.

23. A time recorder comprising a revoluble carrier consisting of aseries of arms, holders movable independently of the arms for attachinga record blank to each arm, a time stamp, a series of plungers arrangedin line With the holders whereby the holders are moved to present therecord blanks to the time stamp, a stop for governing the movement olthe holders, and a clock mechanism for actuating the time stamp andgoverning the position of the stop, substantially as described.

24;,. A time recorder comprising a revolnble carrier having a series ofradial arms, holders movable independently of the arms for attaching arecord blank to each arm, a time stamp, a series of plungers arranged inline with the holders, and a boll-crank lever interposed between theholders and the plungers, substantially as described.

25. A time recorder comprising a revoluble carrier having a series ofradial arms, holders movable independently of the arms for attaching arecord blank to each arm, a time stamp, a hammer arranged adjacent tothe time stamp, a series of plungers arranged in line with the holders,a bell-crank lever interposed between the holders and the plungers, anda tripping lever attached to the bell-crank lever and engaging thehammer, substantially as described.

26. A time recorder comprising a revoluble carrier having a series ofradial arms, holders movable independently of the arms for attaching arecord blank to each arm, a time stamp, a hammer arranged adjacent tothe time stamp, a series of plungers arranged in line with the holders,a bell-crank lever interposed between the holders and the plungers, atripping lever attached to the bell-crank lever and engaging the hammer,and a stop for operating the tripping lever and for go verning themovement of the bell-crank lever, substantially as described.

27. A time recorder comprising a revoluble carrier having a series ofradial arms, holders movable independently of the arms for attaching arecord blank to each arm, a time stamp, a hammer arranged adjacent tothe time stamp, a series of plungers arranged in line with the holders,a bell-cranklever interposed between the holders and the plungers, atripping lever attached to the bell-crank lever and engaging thehammer,and a wheel having alternate teeth and notches against which thetripping lever abuts, substantially as described.

28. A time recorder comprising a revoluble carrier having a series ofradial arms, holders movable independently of the arms for attaching arecord blank to each arm, a time stamp, a hammer arranged adjacent tothe time stamp, a series of plungers arranged in line with the holders,a bell-crank lever interposed between the holders and the plungers, atripping lever attached to the bell-crank lever and engaging the hammer,a stop wheel having alternate teeth and notches against which thetripping lever abuts, and a clock mechanism connected with and operatingthe time stamp and the stop wheel, substantially as described.

29. A time recorder comprising a revoluble carrier having a series ofradial arms, holders movable independently of the arms for attaching arecord blank to each arm, a time stamp, a hammer arranged adjacent tothe time stamp, a series of plungers arranged in line with the holders,a bell-crank lever interposed between the holders and the plungers, atripping lever attached to the bell-crank lever and engaging the hammer,a stop wheel having alternate teeth and notches against which thetripping lever abuts, a clock mechanism connected with and operating thetime stamp, a gear having pins projecting therefrom and interposedbetween the stop wheel and the gear and operated by the pins,substantially as described.

30. A time recorder comprising a carrier, holders movable independentlyof the carrier for attaching thereto a plurality of record blanks, atime stamp, means for moving the holders to present the record blanks tothe time stamp, a wheel having alternate teeth and notches on its edgefor limiting the movement of the holders, a clock mechanism forimparting movement to the time stamp, a gear driven by the clockmovement having pins projecting from its face, and a lever having apivoted end adapted to engage the pins and to impart movement to thewheel, substantially as described.

31. A time recorder comprising a carrier, holders movable independentlyof the carrier for attaching thereto a plurality of record blanks, atime stamp, means for moving the holders to present the record blanks tothe time stamp, a wheel having alternate teeth and notches on its edgefor limiting the move ments of the holders, a clock mechanism forimparting movement to the time stamp, a gear driven by the clockmovement and having pins on its face, a ratchet attached to the toothedwheel, and a lever having a locking pawl at one end engaging the ratchetand having its other end extending into the path of the pins on the faceof the wheel, substantially as described.

32. A time recorder comprising a carrier, holders movable independentlyof the carrier for attaching thereto a plurality of record blanks, atime stamp, means for moving the holders to present the record blanks tothe time stamp, a wheel having alternate teeth and notches on its edgeand having a ratchet wheel attached to it for limiting the movements ofthe holders, a clock mechanism for imparting movement to the time stamp,a gear driven by the clock movement and having pins on its face, and alever having at one end a locking pawl engaging the ratchet on the wheeland having at its other end a pivoted finger extending into the path ofmovement of the pins on the gear, substantially as described.

83. A time recorder comprising a carrier, holders movable. independentlyof the carrier for attaching a plurality of record blanks thereto, alever for actuating the holders, a time stamp, a hammer consisting of astrip of spring metal having a plate to impress the record blanks uponthe time stamp, a spring actuated shaft on which the hammer is mounted,and a tripping lever attached to and a stop for limiting the movement ofthe tripping lever and releasing it from the hammer, substantially asdescribed.

35. A time recorder comprising a carrier, holders movable independentlyof the carrier for attaching a plurality of record blanks thereto, atime stamp, a lever for moving the holders to present the record blanksto the time stamp, a spring hammer for impressing the record blanks onthe time stamp, a tripping lever attached to the lever for actuating theholders and adapted to engage the hammer, and a wheel having alternateteeth and notches against which the tripping lever abuts and by which itis released from the hammer, substantially as described.

36. A time recorder comprising a carrier adapted to bear a plurality ofseparate record blanks, a time stamp, means for presenting the recordblanks to the time stamp, a clock mechanism, and a connection betweenthe clock mechanism and the time stamp whereby he parts of each arecaused to move simultaneously in either direction, substantially asdescribed.

37. A time recorder comprising a casing, a time stamp arranged in thecasing, a door hinged to the casing, a carrier attached to the innerface of the door, holders for attaching a plurality of record blanks tothe carrier and a series of plungers arranged on the outer face of thedoor, the plungers being arranged opposite the holders, substantially asdescribed.

38. A time recorder comprising a casing, a time stamp arranged in thecasing, a door hinged to the casing, a carrier attached to the innerface of the door, holders for attaching a plurality of record blanks tothe carrier, a series of plungers arranged on the outer face of thedoor, the plungers being opposite to seams a time stamp arranged in thecasing, a door hinged to the casing and having an opening therein, alever pivotally connected to the inner face of the door adjacent to theopening, a carrier attached to the inner face of the door, holders forattaching a plurality of record blanks to the carrier, and a series ofplungers located on the outer face of the door, each plunger beingarranged opposite to and movable with one of the holders substantiallyas described.

40. A time recorder comprising a casing, a time stamp arranged in thecasing, a door hinged to the casing and having an opening therein, abell-crank lever mounted on the inner face of the door adjacent to theopening, means for checking return movement of the lever beforecompletion of a full movement in either direction, a carrier attached tothe inner face of the door, holders for attaching a plurality of recordblanks to the carrier, and a series of plungers located on the outerface of the door and each capable of being brought opposite the openingin the door, each of the plungers being opposite to and movable with oneof the holders, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

l/VILLARD D. DOREMUS Witnesses:

DAVID H. MEAD, 0. WV. FOWLER.

